List of ANZ Championship players explained

The following is a list of netball players who played in the ANZ Championship between 2008 and 2016.

ANZ Championship award winners

There were four official ANZ Championship Awards.[1]

ANZ Championship Most Valuable Player

SeasonWinnerTeam
2008[2] Romelda Aiken
2008 Sonia Mkoloma
2009[3] [4] Romelda Aiken
2010[5] [6] [7] Liana Barrett-Chase
2011[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Leana de Bruin
2011 Natalie Medhurst
2012[13] [14] Temepara George
2012 Laura Langman
2013[15] [16] Jhaniele Fowler
2014[17] [18] [19] Kimberlee Green
2014 Joanne Harten
2015[20] [21] [22] Romelda Aiken
Jhaniele Fowler
2016[23] [24] Madison Robinson
2016[25] Jhaniele Fowler
Notes

ANZ Championship Grand Final MVP

SeasonWinnerTeam
2008[26] Catherine Cox
2009 Sharelle McMahon
2010[27] [28] Geva Mentor
2011[29] Romelda Aiken
2012[30] Leana de Bruin
2013[31] Erin Bell
2014 Tegan Caldwell
2015[32] Sharni Layton
2016[33] Kim Ravaillion
Notes

ANZ Championship Best New Talent

SeasonWinnerTeam
2010[34] [35] [36] Sharni Layton
2011[37] [38] [39] Kayla Cullen
2012[40] Julianna Naoupu
2013 Jhaniele Fowler
2014[41] Mwai KumwendaMainland Tactix
2015[42] [43] Serena Guthrie
2016[44] [45] Kristina Brice

Foxtel ANZ Championship All Star Teams

2011

PositionPlayerTeam
GS Romelda Aiken
GA Sharelle McMahon
WA Emily Beaton
C Natalie von Bertouch
WD Kayla Cullen
GD Anna Scarlett
GK Leana de Bruin
Coach Roselee Jencke

2012

PositionPlayerTeam
GS Irene van Dyk
GA Maria Tutaia
WA Madison Browne
C Laura Langman
WD Julie Corletto
GD Casey Williams
GK Geva Mentor
Coach Noeline Taurua

2013

PositionPlayerTeam
GS Jhaniele Fowler
GA Erin Bell
WA Madison Browne
C Laura Langman
WD Renae Hallinan
GD Casey Kopua
GK Geva Mentor
Coach Jane Woodlands-Thompson

2014

PositionPlayerTeam
GS Jhaniele Fowler-Reid
GA Susan Pratley
WA Madison Robinson
C Kimberlee Green
WD Renae Hallinan
GD Casey Kopua
GK Geva Mentor
Coach Julie Fitzgerald

2015

PositionPlayerTeam
GS Caitlin Bassett
GA Susan Pettitt
WA Kimberlee Green
C Kim Ravaillion
WD Serena Guthrie
GD Julie Corletto
GK Sharni Layton
Coach Stacey Rosman

2016

PositionPlayerTeam
GS Romelda Aiken
GA Susan Pettitt
WA Kimberlee Green
C Kim Ravaillion
WD Laura Langman
GD Clare McMeniman
GK Sharni Layton
Coach Robert Wright

Golden Bib Award

In 2014 the ANZ Championship introduced the Golden Bib Award which recognised the top attacker, top midcourter and top defender from each round. The award was determined on statistics and players earned two points for a goal assist and a point for centre pass receive.[46]

2014

Round Attacker Midcourter Defender
1 [47] Ellen Halpenny (Magic) Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Geva Mentor (Vixens)
2 [48] Mwai Kumwenda (Tactix) Madison Robinson (Vixens)
Brooke Miller (Swifts)		 Leana de Bruin (Magic)
3 [49] Caitlin Bassett (Fever) Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Eboni Beckford-Chambers (Fever)
4 Caitlin Bassett (Fever) Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Casey Kopua (Magic)
5 Tegan Caldwell (Vixens) Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Geva Mentor (Vixens)
6 Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel) Laura Langman (Mystics) Laura Geitz (Firebirds)
7 [50] Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel) Madison Robinson (Vixens) Laura Geitz (Firebirds)
8 [51] Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (Steel) Madison Robinson (Vixens) Geva Mentor (Vixens)
9 Cathrine Latu (Mystics) Madison Robinson (Vixens) Katrina Grant (Pulse)
10 Romelda Aiken (Firebirds) Emily Beaton (Thunderbirds) Geva Mentor (Vixens)
11 Irene van Dyk (Pulse) Grace Rasmussen (Magic) Laura Geitz (Firebirds)
12 Ellen Halpenny (Magic)
Joanne Harten (Magic)		 Madison Robinson (Vixens) Bianca Chatfield (Vixens)
13 Romelda Aiken (Firebirds) Madison Robinson (Vixens) Casey Kopua (Magic)
14 Erin Bell (Thunderbirds) Shannon Francois (Steel) Rebecca Bulley (Thunderbirds)

Australian Netball Awards

Liz Ellis Diamond

In 2008 Netball Australia introduced the Liz Ellis Diamond award in honour of Liz Ellis. It was awarded to the best performing player in the ANZ Championship and with the Australia national netball team. This is a list of the players who won the award during the ANZ Championship era. It was not awarded in 2016.

SeasonWinnerTeam
2008[52] [53] Mo'onia Gerrard
2009[54] [55] Julie Corletto
2010[56] [57] Natalie von Bertouch
2011[58] Laura Geitz
2012[59] [60] [61] Madison Browne
2013[62] Renae Hallinan
2014[63] [64] [65] Madison Robinson
2015[66] [67] [68] Caitlin Bassett

Australian ANZ Championship Player of the Year

Between 2008 and 2016, Netball Australia also had a separate award for best Australian player in the ANZ Championship.

SeasonWinnerTeam
2008Catherine Cox
2009Natalie von Bertouch
2010Natalie von Bertouch
2011Laura Geitz
2012Madison Browne
2013[69] Erin Bell
2014[70] Laura Geitz
2015[71] Sharni Layton
2016[72] [73] Sharni Layton

New Zealand Netball Awards

New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year

SeasonWinnerTeam
2015[74] [75] Laura Langman
2016[76] [77] [78] Gina Crampton

ANZ Championship top scorers

SeasonWinnerTeamGS/GA/G%
2008[79] Irene van Dyk
2009
2010[80] Carla Borrego
2011[81] Romelda Aiken
2012 Irene van Dyk
Jhaniele Fowler
2014 Mwai KumwendaMainland Tactix
2015[82] Romelda Aiken

ANZ Championship winning captains

SeasonWinnerTeam
2008[83] Catherine Cox
2009Bianca Chatfield
2009Sharelle McMahon
2010[84] Natalie von Bertouch
2010Mo'onia Gerrard
2011[85] [86] Lauren Nourse
2011[87] Laura Geitz
2012Laura Langman
2013Natalie von Bertouch
2014[88] Bianca Chatfield
2015[89] Laura Geitz
2016[90] [91] Laura Geitz
Notes

ANZ Championship players with three winners medals

PlayersSeason/Teams
Erin Bell[92] [93] 2008 New South Wales Swifts
2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds
2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds
Rebecca Bulley[94] [95] 2008 New South Wales Swifts
2013 Adelaide Thunderbirds
2015 Queensland Firebirds
Caitlyn Nevins2014 Melbourne Vixens
2015 Queensland Firebirds
2016 Queensland Firebirds
Romelda Aiken
Laura Geitz
Clare McMeniman

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: 2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 23 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Netball: Fowler named MVP. www.nzherald.co.nz. 12 July 2013. 17 February 2021.
  5. Web site: Steel's Barrett-Chase wins 2010 ANZ Championship MVP Award. www.netball.asn.au. 8 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101126210436/http://www.netball.asn.au/newsitem.asp?id=18369&orgID=1. 26 November 2010. 2010-11-26.
  6. Web site: Barrett-Chase claims 2010 ANZ Championship MVP Award. womensportreport.com. 8 July 2010. 28 February 2021.
  7. News: Barrett-Chase named Trans-Tasman MVP. www.stuff.co.nz. 8 July 2010. 28 February 2021.
  8. Web site: 2011 Annual Report – Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 26 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Leana de Bruin and Natalie Medhurst share ANZ Championship MVP Award. www.netballnz.co.nz. 19 May 2011. 3 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Netball: De Bruin, Medhurst named netball MVPs. www.odt.co.nz. 19 May 2011. 3 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Leana De Bruin delighted by netball MVP win. www.stuff.co.nz. 19 May 2011. 3 March 2021.
  12. Web site: Leana de Bruin and Natalie Medhurst share ANZ Championship MVP Award. www.anz-championship.com. 19 May 2011. 8 March 2021.
  13. News: Langman and George share ANZ MVP award. www.rnz.co.nz. 22 July 2012. 22 March 2021.
  14. News: Netball: George, Langman share MVP award. www.nzherald.co.nz. 22 July 2012. 22 March 2021.
  15. Web site: Netball: Fowler named MVP. www.nzherald.co.nz. 12 July 2013. 17 February 2021.
  16. Web site: Netball: Fowler's MVP makes hat trick. www.odt.co.nz. 13 July 2013. 17 February 2021.
  17. Web site: Kimberlee Green, Jo Harten share netball MVP honours. www.smh.com.au. 20 June 2014. 12 December 2020.
  18. Web site: Jo Harten shares MVP award. www.tvnz.co.nz. 20 June 2014. 19 April 2021.
  19. Web site: Netball New Zealand – Ninetieth Annual Report 2014. www.silverferns.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210211045533/https://www.silverferns.co.nz/images/silver-ferns/documents/2014%20NNZ%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 11 February 2021. 19 April 2021.
  20. Web site: Queensland Firebirds' Romelda Aiken claims third MVP award. www.smh.com.au. 5 June 2015. 17 February 2021.
  21. Web site: Aiken, Fowler-Reid named winners of Conference MVP awards. www.scoop.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20160211190247/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1506/S00100/aiken-fowler-reid-named-winners-of-conference-mvp-awards.htm. 11 February 2016. 5 June 2015. 19 April 2021.
  22. Web site: Steel shooter named MVP. www.rnz.co.nz. 5 June 2015. 19 April 2021.
  23. Web site: Robinson, Fowler-Reid named winners of Conference MVP awards. www.scoop.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20160715145612/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1607/S00172/robinson-fowler-reid-named-winners-of-conference-mvp-awards.htm. 15 July 2016. 14 July 2016. 19 April 2021.
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  26. Web site: No Magic bullet in big final. www.nzherald.co.nz. 28 July 2008. 2 December 2020.
  27. Web site: Thunderbirds claim victory. www.abc.net.au. 11 July 2010. 16 October 2020.
  28. Web site: Adelaide Thunderbirds (52) defeated Bay of Plenty Magic (42). womensportreport.com. 11 July 2010. 16 October 2020.
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  30. Web site: Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic win grand final. www.stuff.co.nz. 23 July 2012.
  31. Web site: Diamonds should call on T'bird Bell. www.theroar.com.au. 15 July 2013. 7 October 2020.
  32. Web site: Sharni Layton retires from all forms of netball. diamonds.netball.com.au. 18 July 2018. 14 December 2020.
  33. Web site: Netball Australia – Annual Report 2016. netball.com.au. 13 May 2021.
  34. Web site: Sharni Layton retires from all forms of netball. diamonds.netball.com.au. 18 July 2018. 14 December 2020.
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  36. Web site: Layton wins 2010 MARS Red Best Young Player Award. www.anz-championship.com. 9 July 2010. 28 February 2021.
  37. Web site: All Star Kayla Cullen named 2011 Best Young Player. www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420205250/http://www.anz-championship.com/news/a/all-star-kayla-cullen-named-2011-best-young-player/726.html. 20 April 2021. 17 May 2011. 8 March 2021.
  38. Web site: ANZ Championship All Star Kayla Cullen Named 2011 Best Young Player. www.netballnz.co.nz. 18 May 2011. 4 March 2021.
  39. News: Kayla Cullen named netball's best young player. www.stuff.co.nz. 18 May 2011. 18 May 2011.
  40. News: 2012 In Review - Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic. www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423193507/http://www.anz-championship.com/Features/ArtMID/1933/ArticleID/34/2012-In-Review---WaikatoBay-of-Plenty-Magic.html. 23 April 2021. 21 August 2012. 20 March 2021.
  41. Web site: Mwai Kumwenda caps stellar debut netball season with best new talent award. www.adelaidenow.com.au. 18 June 2014 . 20 April 2021.
  42. Web site: Netball: Mytics' Guthrie earns acclaim. www.nzherald.co.nz. 4 June 2015. 20 April 2021.
  43. Web site: Mystics midcourter named best new talent. www.rnz.co.nz. 5 June 2015. 20 April 2021.
  44. Web site: Thunderbirds Kristina Brice finishes netball season on a high. www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 20 July 2016. 20 April 2021.
  45. Web site: 2016 Annual Report – Netball SA. sa.netball.com.au. 29 June 2020.
  46. Web site: Netball specialist Warren Partland looks at the action from round 6 of the ANZ Championship. www.perthnow.com.au. 8 April 2014. 27 April 2021.
  47. Web site: Dana Johannsen: Magic pull a rabbit out of the hat. www.nzherald.co.nz. 6 March 2014. 27 April 2021.
  48. Web site: Netball: Mystics' shooting stars misfiring. www.nzherald.co.nz. 14 March 2014. 27 April 2021.
  49. Web site: Inner circle: Everything is sweet at the Mystics. www.nzherald.co.nz. 20 March 2014. 27 April 2021.
  50. Web site: Centre circle: Hometown milestone for Langman. www.nzherald.co.nz. 16 April 2014 . 27 April 2021.
  51. Web site: Steel shooter Fowler-Reid on the mark again. www.stuff.co.nz. 24 April 2014. 27 April 2021.
  52. Web site: 2008 Annual Report - Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 11 June 2020.
  53. Web site: Mo'onia Gerrard Aus Netball's top honour. www.abc.net.au. 30 November 2008. 20 April 2021.
  54. Web site: 2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia. netball.com.au. 23 June 2020.
  55. Web site: Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2009. Netball Victoria. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112224117/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/10/06164500/NV-Annual-Report-2009_reduced-size2.pdf. 12 January 2021. 14 September 2020.
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  57. Web site: Von Bertouch wins Liz Ellis Diamond. www.smh.com.au. 27 November 2010. 20 April 2021.
  58. Web site: Geitz wins Liz Ellis Diamond. www.qt.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20130414144001/https://www.qt.com.au/news/geitz-earns-highest-accolade-in-netball/1179920/. 14 April 2013. 21 November 2011. 20 April 2021.
  59. Web site: Netball Australia Annual Report 2012 . netball.com.au. 30 September 2020.
  60. Web site: Browne shines with sweep of awards. www.smh.com.au. 25 November 2012. 20 April 2021.
  61. Web site: Browne sweeps Australian Netball Awards. www.rnz.co.nz. 26 November 2012. 20 April 2021.
  62. Web site: Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA. sa.netball.com.au. 29 June 2020.
  63. Web site: Madi Robinson wins Liz Ellis Diamond as Australia's best netballer for 2014. www.abc.net.au. 29 November 2014. 5 February 2021.
  64. Web site: Melbourne Vixens netball star Madison Robinson wins Liz Ellis Diamond for second time. www.adelaidenow.com.au. 29 November 2014. 20 April 2021.
  65. Web site: Netball Australia – Directors Report 2014 . netball.com.au. 9 September 2021.
  66. Web site: Caitlin Bassett wins Liz Ellis Diamond as Australian netballer of the year. www.abc.net.au. 7 November 2015. 20 April 2021.
  67. Web site: Shooter Caitlin Bassett wins Liz Ellis Diamond. www.smh.com.au. 8 November 2015. 20 April 2021.
  68. Web site: Netball Australia – Directors Report 2015. netball.com.au. 6 September 2021.
  69. Web site: Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA. sa.netball.com.au. 29 June 2020.
  70. Web site: Netball Queensland – Annual Report 2014. Netball Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20201012141852/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2013/09/06195720/Netball-Qld-Annual-Report-2014-E-version-complete.pdf. 12 October 2020. 2 September 2020.
  71. Web site: Netball Australia – Directors Report 2015. netball.com.au. 6 September 2021.
  72. Web site: Netball star Sharni Layton takes second straight ANZ Championship honour. www.smh.com.au. 8 December 2016.
  73. Web site: Netball Champion Sharni Layton To Retire At Season's End. supernetball.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322123643/https://supernetball.com.au/news/netball-champion-sharni-layton-retire-seasons-end. 22 March 2021. 18 July 2018. 21 April 2021.
  74. Web site: Langman crowned inaugural Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award winner. www.silverferns.co.nz. 18 April 2022. 18 November 2015.
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  76. Web site: Langman claims her second Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20220217073242/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/langman-claims-her-second-dame-lois-muir-supreme-award. 17 February 2022. 18 April 2022. 3 November 2016.
  77. Web site: 2016 Netball South Annual Report. www.silverferns.co.nz. 2 May 2022.
  78. Web site: Crampton named NZ's best in ANZ Championship. www.netballnz.co.nz. 9 December 2016. 16 May 2022.
  79. Web site: 2008 Season Statistics. www.anz-championship.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201007230936/https://www.anz-championship.com/extra_id_3754_OrgID_2344.html. 7 October 2020. 17 February 2021.
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  82. Web site: Why you'd be mad to miss the Netball World Cup. thenewdaily.com.au. 4 August 2015. 21 April 2021.
  83. Web site: NSW Swifts - 2008 Season. nswswifts.com.au. 7 September 2020. 29 November 2008.
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  85. Web site: Season-ending injury for Lauren Nourse. www.womensportreport.com. 13 April 2011. 9 March 2021.
  86. Web site: Queensland Firebirds burn Northern Mystics. www.pressreader.com. The Press. 23 May 2011. 11 October 2020.
  87. Web site: Queensland Firebirds crowned ANZ Champions. www.theroar.com.au. 22 May 2011. 7 October 2020.
  88. Web site: Netball Victoria – Annual Report 2014. Netball Victoria. 28 August 2020.
  89. Web site: 2015 Netball Queensland Annual Report. Netball Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20201007193618/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2013/09/06195326/2015-Netball-Queensland-Annual-Report-1.pdf. 7 October 2020. 12 August 2020.
  90. Web site: Allora skipper leads Firebirds to record-breaking third win. www.themorningbulletin.com.au. 31 July 2016. 3 October 2020.
  91. Web site: Geitz 'missed being part of the Firebirds family'. www.news-mail.com.au. 7 July 2017. 2 October 2020.
  92. Web site: Netball: Adelaide Thunderbirds win trans-Tasman title with 50-48 win over Queensland Firebirds. 15 July 2013. www.abc.net.au.
  93. Web site: Erin Bell. diamonds.netball.com.au. 10 April 2021.
  94. Web site: Rebecca Bulley. diamonds.netball.com.au. 6 September 2020.
  95. Web site: Diamonds Rebecca Bulley retires a world champion. womensportreport.com. 21 August 2015. 6 September 2020.

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